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The open-source, DRM-free Open Printer shows off a working prototype (www.techspot.com)
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[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

My favorite dot matrix memory is printing a like 400 page Breath of Fire 3 strategy guide on a daisy wheel dot matrix, and it took over night to print and everyone in the house complained about the constant ditditditditditditditditdit

edit: And the ribbon was so worn out that you needed forensic equipment to read it, but i persevered.